Farm Bill Conference Committee to Resume Work Next Week

Congress is expected to resume Farm Bill negotiations when they return from the holidays next week. The lead negotiators, Chair Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), Chair Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Ranking Member Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) all stated last month that they had reached overarching agreements on most of a final Farm Bill, which will be brought to the full Conference Committee. As of today the conference bill has not been released. The Conference Committee will likely have a three-day marathon session in the coming weeks to hash out final provisions before a full committee vote.